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Jessie

“Variant of Jessica — Possibly related to seeing or beholding” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #823 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Jessie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #34 (1881) · 170,036 babies named Jessie all-time · 1 in 4,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 900 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,900 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jessies

• Jessie J — English singer (born 1988)
• Jessie Buckley — Irish actress, singer and songwriter
• Jessie Ware — British singer
• Jessie Diggins — US-American cross-country skier
• Jessie Fleming — Canadian soccer player

In stories & tradition

• Jessie — Toy Story 2 · Toy Story 3
• Jessie Anderson — The Walking Dead
• Jessie Spano — Saved by the Bell · Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style

What Jessies become

Among 676 notable people named Jessie:

Entertainers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jessie J, English singer (born 1988).

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